Weston Super Mare's college has started its journey to becoming a College of Sanctuary – this means they’re committing to being a welcoming, inclusive place for people seeking sanctuary. Hats off! www.thewestonmercury.co.uk/news/2544123...

This maternity team have just done something very special 😍 The Maternity Department at University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust have just been awarded a Service of Sanctuary accreditation for going above and beyond to support refugee and asylum seeking patients. 1/4

Alan Kurdi should be twelve years old. He should have started year nine this week.

📢 Our statement on the Home Secretary's suspension of refugee family reunion applications 👇

City of Sanctuary: “This is not just an attack on us – it is an attack on the values of compassion, safety and solidarity" www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

We stand with people seeking sanctuary. We began in Sheffield in 2005 with a city saying, “You're welcome here”. Since then, communities across the UK have carried that same message forward. If you stand up for your community, stand with people seeking sanctuary, & stand against hatred - join us.

This article sets the record straight about Schools of Sanctuary — and why it’s rooted in kindness, inclusion, and safety for everyone: www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

My name is Juan, and last week, something special happened. 🧵

'One in one out' goes hand in hand with more aggressive French police tactics. That means more boats slashed, more crowded vessels, more chaotic flights from shore - more people killed at sea. It's a deadly attack on the human right to seek sanctuary. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

Another plan that punishes people for trying to seek safety. Another missed opportunity to save lives and create safe routes. 'One-in-one-out' is another attack on the human right to seek sanctuary.

This shameful policy attacks the very idea that a university should be a welcoming place for those seeking sanctuary, which the Universities of Sanctuary movement has been successfully working towards for many years. We must redouble our efforts to make this a reality @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social

Want the UK to be a place of welcome, support and justice for all? Get a job with City of Sanctuary!👇 🚨Director of Bristol City of Sanctuary bristol.cityofsanctuary.org/what-can-you... 🚨Administration and Communications Officer at Bradford CoS bradford.cityofsanctuary.org/2025/07/28/v...

Lets show who we are this Welcome Weekend 🧡 On 7-10 August, show that in the face of hate, we will always choose welcome. It's not too late to get involved - order a pack of free posters now: actionnetwork.org/forms/order-... Find social media templates: sites.google.com/thesmallaxe....

Join our friends at @cilipscotland.bsky.social on 22nd Aug for an informal conversation about welcome and support for asylum seekers and refugees within library spaces. This is aimed at people working within cultural, library or information spaces. Register now! www.cilips.org.uk/events/libra...

Over 40 students in Gaza are currently facing administrative blocks that are preventing them from starting their studies this September. We are asking all academics and university staff to sign the open letter here: buff.ly/Dr3uEon #palestine #internationalstudents

❓Did you know that hundreds of thousands of people are forced to wait over 10 years for the right to permanently settle in the place they already call home? And it’s about to get worse. 🧵

How you can build welcome in your community 🌱 A year after riots & racist attacks hit our streets, we need leadership that tackles systemic racism. Until then, it's up to all of us to build a UK that truly welcomes everyone. Here's what you can do👇 cityofsanctuary.org/2025/06/12/s...

A School of Sanctuary is a school that makes a commitment to: ✅Welcome families seeking sanctuary ✅Educate students about migration and inclusion ✅Build a culture of kindness and safety 1🧵

How many UK unis are Universities of Sanctuary? Well, very nearly half! 💃 This means scholarships, language support, community outreach, campus-wide awareness raising & including topics like displacement & human rights in the curriculum. Find out more: universities.cityofsanctuary.org

Marking the one-year anniversary of Southwark Council being accredited as a Borough of Sanctuary, the area has just welcomed its 400th refugee family! southwarknews.co.uk/news/communi...

🚨🗣️ 52 influential women unite to urge the Government: do not abandon asylum-seeking survivors. Violence does not stop at the border, and neither should our compassion and support for survivors. Read more: www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025... #WelcomeEveryWoman

This school in Rochdale school has welcomed 60 sanctuary seeking children 🧡 Their determination to be a place of outstanding support & welcome has just been recognised with a School of Sanctuary award! Congratulations! dioceseofsalford.org.uk/school-of-sa...

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Hoyam has who just graduated from her Business Management HR Honours degree! 🥳 Hoyam has rebuilt her life in Wales after leaving Sudan. She is a Sanctuary Ambassador and a trustee for @welshrefcouncil.bsky.social We are over the moon for her!

My name's Hannah and in 2 weeks I'm attempting the Beacons Way 100k ultramarathon! I'm taking on this BIG challenge to raise funds for City of Sanctuary - they do amazing work which is so needed at the moment. Please help me reach my fundraising target💪 www.justgiving.com/page/hannah-...

Congratulations @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social Fantastic work! Needed more than ever! Here in Birmingham we celebrate 10 years of being a City of Sanctuary this December 😀🧡 #RefugeesWelcome @bhamcitycouncil.bsky.social @birmctogether.bsky.social @ctbi.bsky.social @bvscbirmingham.bsky.social @

Sure the weather’s hot, but standing up for sanctuary is even hotter🔥 Yesterday our conference reminded us all why this work matters & why, together, we can create the welcoming, just society we all deserve. Thank you to all who made it such a special day.

A truly inspiring day in London with our City of Sanctuary networks! It was amazing to see so many change-makers come together, sharing stories and igniting new ideas. We're united in transforming communities, one welcome at a time. Refugees are welcome Here!

🎉 Celebrating @universityofleeds.bsky.social - our newest University of Sanctuary!🎉 As Mustafa, a scholar from Afghanistan, described it - the University's support is "a window of hope" for him and his family. Congratulations to everyone at the University of Leeds! www.leeds.ac.uk/news-univers...

We’re proud to say @universityofleeds.bsky.social has been awarded University of Sanctuary status by @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social 🧡 The award recognises the University’s commitment to supporting people who have experienced displacement, a key strand of which is our Welcoming Migrants initiative.

🔥What a day! Today, change-makers from every corner of our City of Sanctuary networks came together in London to share stories, spark new ideas & forge the path forward. Together we're transforming communities, one welcome at a time. A huge thank you to everyone who came to our conference today!

After supporting 500 people last year, the community-led Lichfield District City of Sanctuary group has just been nominated for Community Group of the Year! 👏 👏👏👏 www.yourheroesawards.co.uk/community-gr...

Drawing on the story's themes of exile, compassion & kindness, Bradford's SBC Theatre - the UK's first Theatre Company of Sanctuary - is working with people seeking sanctuary on a re-imagination of the much loved The Railway Children. Don't miss it! www.thetelegraphandargus.co.uk/news/2529493...

Sheffield City of Sanctuary and others just met MPs and peers from across the parties in Westminster to talk about the senseless ban on the right to work. These experts by experience shared the ban’s profound negative impacts on their lives, and many pledged to support the campaign! #LiftTheBan

Are you a library or arts organisation interested in becoming a place of sanctuary?🌟 Join us next week to learn about the Sanctuary award process and how you can get started in building welcome for people seeking sanctuary. Register your free place👇 cityofsanctuary.org/events/sanct...

Beautiful, vibrant (and very orange) prize. Congratulations @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social on 20 years of welcome to refugees #RefugeesWelcome @birmctogether.bsky.social @churchesengland.bsky.social @ctbi.bsky.social @publicissues.bsky.social @bvscbirmingham.bsky.social

YOU COULD WIN THIS PAINTING!✨ Enter our raffle to be in for a chance of winning this stunning watercolour by artist Holly Thomas! Created to mark our 20th anniversary, this joyous A3 framed artwork captures the City of Sanctuary ethos. Enter now! go.eventgroovefundraising.com/cityofsanctu...

Some great ideas on how to make our communities more welcoming. We especially agree that just having courageous conversations in everyday life has a deeply positive impact. That's why it's so important for us to bring people together from volunteers to employers to meet New Scots in Edinburgh!

Thankyou @cityofsanctuaryuk.bsky.social for making this so simple. "The opposite of last summer's division isn't the absence of hostility, its the presence of active, intentional welcome". We will try and play our part

🥳 The Arnolfini has become the first arts organisation in Bristol to be recognised as an Arts Centre of Sanctuary! arnolfini.org.uk/cityofsanctu...

How you can build welcome in your community 🌱 A year after riots & racist attacks hit our streets, we need leadership that tackles systemic racism. Until then, it's up to all of us to build a UK that truly welcomes everyone. Here's what you can do👇 cityofsanctuary.org/2025/06/12/s...

Organised by Belfast City of Sanctuary, the city's Great Refugee Week Picnic is now in its ninth year 😍 www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk/news/norther...

Chester is now a University of Sanctuary! www.chesterstandard.co.uk/news/2525508...

Lambeth Libraries are now a Library Service of Sanctuary! Lambeth is part of a 10-strong London-wide network of boroughs and London libraries working together to build support, welcome and opportunity love.lambeth.gov.uk/lambeth-wins...

“The Dylan Thomas Centre has always been a landmark for those who love the words of Wales’ most celebrated author & now it is also recognised as a haven for those fleeing war or persecution” Congratulations to the Dylan Thomas Centre, an Arts Centre of Sanctuary! swanseabaynews.com/2025/06/17/r...

Proud to re-accredit @sheffieldhallamuni.bsky.social as a University of Sanctuary! 🎓 Their continued commitment to supporting people seeking sanctuary makes Sheffield more inclusive for all. 1,750 people reunited with families through their Refugee Rights Hub since 2018! thetab.com/2025/06/16/s...

Brilliant @carladenyer.bsky.social at #PMQs 👏👏 This Refugee Week, let’s remember: Welcome & compassion are core British values 🙏❤️ But our solidarity with people forced from their homes is undermined by politics of hatred & the failing Home Office - it’s time for radical change!

"It’s time we start to reckon with how the Home Office and wider racist immigration system cause & exacerbate unnecessary problems. They target certain nationalities and are littered with deliberate errors, delays and extortionate fees." www.bigissue.com/news/social-...

My name is Wan, I think @refugeeweek.bsky.social is magical. So much excitment, colour and music. I love this year's theme: Community as a Superpower. Leeds is a City of Sanctuary, that means we look out for one another. We know that the problems we face are not because of each other🧵